Syllabus

Battle High School
Extended Educational Experiences (EEE)
Program Syllabus
2024-2025

Instructor: Matt Leuchtmann
Conference times: Please e-mail or call for an appointment.
Email: MLeuchtmann@cpsk12.org
Phone: (573) 214-3300, ext. 38747

Course Description

014 EL - EEE Advisory +

Grade Level: 9th Credit

Program Description: The secondary gifted Extended Educational Experiences (EEE) Advisory + program provides students the opportunity to learn more about both themselves, and the culture of Muriel Williams Battle High School (BHS). The EEE facilitator works with 9th graders who are new to BHS. Students will work with the BHS Link Crew on activities related to school policies and procedures, character development, positive study habits, and much more. In addition, EEE students will learn about project management techniques, creative problem solving approaches, and they will have the opportunity to work with veteran EEE students on existing programs and projects.

1360EL - EEE Advanced Seminars and Investigations

Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credit: ½ or 1
Type: Weighted High Honors

Program Description: The EEE facilitator works with students to explore personal interests, develop creative problem solving approaches, and cultivate the project management skills required to be highly productive in the real world. The course culminates in a Celebration Showcase where students present the outcomes of their experience to students, faculty, and the community.

Course Goals:

To help students better understand and explore their personal skills, abilities, and interests
To provide opportunities for students to explore college and career interests
To cultivate self awareness, creative problem solving skills, critical thinking, design thinking, communication, and project management skills
To provide a learning environment that fosters real world connections with the local, state, national, and international experts across all disciplines
Textbooks and Resource Materials:
Students will access course materials via Schoology: https://www.schoology.com/

1370EL - EEE Internship

Grade Level: 11, 12 Credit: ½ or 1
Type: Weighted High Honors

School: BHS, HHS, RBHS

Program Description: The secondary gifted Extended Educational Experiences (EEE) Internship Program provides advanced students the opportunity to participate in community oriented internship experiences. Each student spends a minimum of 90 hours working directly with their internship mentor. Students reflect on their experiences and record their hours each day.

The EEE facilitator works with students to secure an internship opportunity with a CPS Partner in Education, or another community contributor in an academic, service, or professional field. Securing an internship can be an elaborate process, so students must declare their intention early in the year, and they must provide their own transportation to and from the experience. During the Internship, students must maintain a daily log of their hours and an annotated description of their day-to-day experiences. The course culminates in a Celebration Showcase where students present the outcomes of their experience to students, faculty, and the community.

Course Goals:

To provide opportunities for students to explore college and career interests
To develop creative problem solving, critical thinking, engineering design, communication, and project management skills
To provide a learning environment that fosters real world connections with the local, state, national, and international experts across all disciplines
To help students better understand and explore their personal skills, abilities, and interests
Textbooks and Resource Materials:
Students will access course materials via Schoology: https://www.schoology.com/

EEExpectations:

All EEE classes strive to prepare students for college and career. The following expectations are emphasized and evaluated in EEE courses:

Positive Attitude – eager to learn, work, think and a willingness to interact with others
Reliability – attend class on time and be prepared
Professionalism – appropriate use of technology, focused and solution oriented, and dress appropriately
Initiative/Responsibility – task oriented, respect classroom environment by managing time and being flexible
Respect and Integrity – honest, use appropriate language, respect authority, follow classroom policies and safety procedures
Gratitude – display appreciation of instructor and classmates and be empathetic

Grading System

A: 94-100
A-: 90-93
B+: 87-89
B: 83-86
B-: 80-82
C+: 77-79
C: 73-76
C-: 70-72
D+: 67-69
D: 63-66
D-: 60-62
F 59-0

Students and parents can access official course grades via the district Parent Portal.

Make-up work:

It is the student’s full responsibility to communicate with the instructor on missing assignments. Grades are kept current as often as possible, and Interim Progress Reports will be sent home every six weeks. Therefore, if an assignment has not been turned in by the due date, the instructor will place IE (Insufficient Evidence), IC (incomplete) or GP (Grade Pending) for a score.

Weekly Milestone assignments are due on Sundays by 11:59 pm. Project management is all about timeliness, so late assignments will be charged 10% per week. The maximum time allowed for makeup work is three weeks overdue. After this time, make up work will not be accepted and students will receive a zero for the assignment. This is a very generous and helpful policy for the student, but places complete responsibility upon the student to complete and turn in any late or missing work.

Prerequisite for Advanced Courses:

To qualify for placement in advanced courses students must both meet prerequisites for the course, and must receive instructor permission to continue. See individual course descriptions for specific prerequisite information.